Emergency-brake.



W. D. AYNE. EMBRGBNGY BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 25, 1909.

925,020. Patented June 15, 1909.

nwntoz WILLIAM D. PAYNE, F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ELERGENCY-BRAKE.

Specification of Lettere Patent.

Application led Hatch 25, 1909.

Patented .Tune 15, 1909.

serial No. 486,761.

To all 111710172y it may concern.'

Be it known that l, rimani D. Parmi, a citizen oi: the United States, residing atv l\'= islii1igtoi1, in the ADistrict ot Columbia,l have invented certain new and uset'ul linprovements in ltlmergency-Brakes; and l do hereby declare the following t0 be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesl to brakes for vehicles and more especially to an emergency brake for street cars and the like.

Ono obj ecty of the invention is to improve the general construction of brakes of this character.

Another objectl ot' the invention is to provide an emergency brake wherein the braking power will at tirst be applied gradually to a wheel and then tinally positively lock the wheel trom-rotation.

third object of the invention is to proville an improved means whereby the braking power will be increased Jfrom the time ot its tirst application until the wheel is finally locked positively against rotation.

lv'ith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in general of an im proved brake. mechanism arranged to be applied gradually and with increasing power and Finally to positively loc-k the wheel against rotation.

lhe vinvention further consists in certain novel details ot' construction and combinationsl o't' partey hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, and specifically set forth in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the` several views'. aadz-lfignre 1 is a side elevation showing the brake in its locked posi# tion. only a portion ot' the car being shown. Fig. 2 is a similar `view showing the brake at the beginning of the application in dotted lines and in released position in t'ull lines. Fig. 3 is a bottom view. the wheel being shown in dotted lines.

The numeral indicates a portion of a car vto which this brake is applied and 11 one of the car wheels arranged for use in connection with this brake. Suspended troni the bottom of the car 10 are a p1... spaced guides 11 Securely braced to the rar bottom by means of diagonal braces This part of the invention is preferably arranged directly over the truck and for the purposes of clearness of illustration the truck has been omitted from the drawing, it being understood that any desired truck may be used as the saaie forms no part. of this invention. Slidably mounted between the guides 11 is a brake blocki 13 provided with flanges 14 which engage the guides and hold the brake block in position. This brake block is provided with an under surface having a beveled portion 15 terminating in a stop 16. 4

The wheel 11 is provided with a projecting lug 17 and in the case of wheels designed for use with this brake this lug is preterably cast integral with the Wheei, while when the brake is used in connection with wheels already in use thelug 17 may consist of a common stud or through-bolt. This lug 17 is arranged to project laterally trom the rim of thc wheel and lis so positioned that ity strikes the beveled surface 15 of the block 13 when the latter is depressed.

In order to depress the block there is mounted upon tlieunder side of the car t'ulcrum casting 1S having at its-lower end a fork 19 wherein is mounted a pivot pin 20. Secured on the pivot pin 2O isa lever 21 provided with a forked end 22 arranged so that one arm of the fork lies on one side and the other arm on the other side of one of the guides 11 and its brace 12. This forkedl end has its extremities so arranged that they lie intermediate of the guides 11 and these extremities are connected by means ot a bearer plate 2B secured to both of the ends by bolts 24. This bca-rer plate is so arranged that it forms a brace for the forked ends as well a spring seat for a sprine25 which is held between the plate 23 and the top of the brake block 13. The brake block 13 is pro vided with a vertically arranged pocket 26 terminating in an opening 27 through which passes a vbolt 28 the head of which moves in the pocket 26 longitudinally thereof. The other end of this bolt is held in a suitable threadedopening formed in the pitite 23 and may be provided with a lock nut 29. The bolt 28 is of such lengthas to permit movement of the .block 13 to or from the this ,will depress 4the lover 21 -which will throw the block 13 into with a the position shown in extending latto the car l0 and support a pivot pin 32'. Upon tliepivot pin 32 is mounted a bent lever having an arm 33 provided with aj forked end 34. The fork 34 has oppositely disposed slots 35 adapted to receive the ends of the piii- 30. The bent lever is also p'roj vided with an upwardly extending arm 36,. terminating at its upper end in an operating j I fulcrum castings which are securely lbolted handle 37. l

he device has here been shown as applied to but one end ofa car and arranged to prevent the rotation of the wheel ll but in one direction. lt is,obvious, however, that'the saine device inightbc applied in a reversed j position to prevent rotation bf the wheel in the opposite direction. l "ln order to understand the operation of j the device iet it be supposed that the cai' is moving toiidard the left of the figures and that the left hand end is the front. This will cause the wheel to rotate in the direction of the arrow. Now so long as the parts remain in the position indicated in i? ig. l l the wheel will be free to revolve in this dil rection. lf, on the contrary, the handle 3T l be pushed toward the .front of the car the arm 33 of the bent lever will be raised and,

forked end "22 of thev dotted lines in Fig. 2. iVhen the lug 1T is carried around by the wheel `i l it will strike the upper part of the bevel-'15. As the revolution of the Wheel continues tlierlug l1'? will move along the bevel l5 and since the block i3 is prevented from lateral movement by the guides ll, will raise the block l?) and compress the spring Q5. As this lug moves along the bevel the brake thus graduallyI `applied while at the saine time, owing to the increased tension of the spring the braking force is constantly increased. This action goes on until the lug i7 strikes the stop 1G when the wheel is positively locked from rotation. vjy 'this Iconstruction the injurious shocks incident to `the lsudden application of a locking brake are eliminated. .T here has thus been provided a simple and. ellicient device of the character described and for the Y purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes maybe l, made in the ferm and construction of this invention without departing froin'tlie material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described', but it is lwishedto include all such as properly comewithin the scope of theanpended claims.'

therefrom. At 31 areshown spaced-pis claim siliently supported bra'ke'y ,Havin- Athus described the invention, what as new, is l. The combination of a vehicle wheel havin@r a lug projecting therefrom, of a resilient supported stopv movable into and out ofthe path of said lug. 2.v The combination of a vehicle wheel having a` lug projecting `therefrom, of a brake block provided. with a beveled surface terminating in a stop and movable into and out of the path of said lug.

3. The combinationl of a vehicle wheelv having a lug projecting therefrom, of a resiliently supported brake bloclrnprovided with a beveled surface ,termiating inthe stop and movable'i'nto and out 'of the path of said lug.-

il. The combination of a vehicle wheel having a lug project-ing there-from, of a resiliently supported stop movable into and out of the path of said lug, and me'ans for moving said stop.

'lhe combination of a vehicle wheel having a lu'g projecting therefrom, ofl a brake block yprovided face terminating in a and out of the path for moving said stop.

6. The combination of a vehicle wheel a rehavinga lug projecting therefroin,.of

beveled vsurface terminating in the block. provided.

with a beveled surstop and movable into l of said lug and incansstop and movable into and out of the path of said lug andmea'ns .forv moving said stop. 7. The combination of a vehicle vwheel having a lug projecting therefrom, of a stop ,movable into and out of the pathof said lug and means for moving said stop, said meansoomprising .a pivotally mounted lever, a

spring held between one end of said lever and the stop, a limit bolt arranged to limit the movement 4of said stop relative to the lever, and means to operate said lever.

8. The combination of a vehicle` wheel having a lug projecting therefrom, of a brake block provided witha beveled surface and out of'the ath of said lug and means for moving said) stop, said means comprising a pivotally mounted lever, a spring ,held Abetween one end of said lever and thevblock, a limit bolt arranged to limit thcJ'veinent of'said block, and means to operate' said lever.

ln testi'mon whereof, I ailix'my signature, in presence o two witnesses j ILL'JAM D. PAYNE.

- lVitnesses:

Ro'r. E'. P. Knnrrnn, GEO. H. Cimisninn.

terminating in a stop and movable into iis 

